Clinical Training and Program Development Specialist (Senior Clinical Research Associate)

Department Overview

The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH) is aligned with the American Public Health Association in declaring racism a public health crisis, and our School is committed to becoming an antiracist SPH. We are working to center social justice in our internal and external work as a school and are committed to addressing structural and institutional racism, and to holding ourselves accountable to this work.

 

This position is a core member of the EASA Center for Excellence (E4CE) training, clinical consultation, and technical assistance team. The position operates closely with other EC4E team members, EASA OHSU Flourish Clinic team members, and national and state partners to support statewide and national implementation of therapeutic practices and program improvement of substance use prevention and treatment in early psychosis care for individuals and family members. This position collaborates and engages with diverse populations, groups, and organizations, including smaller, low density communities, LGBTQ+ and culturally-specific communities. The position provides clinical consultation and training in early psychosis and substance use service delivery and fidelity review processes informed by ongoing evaluation of effectiveness and integration of feedback and research in the field. The position is involved in public information and marketing campaign on substance use and psychosis, focused community and participatory research, statewide and local community education and social marketing, and program development as needed.

Function/Duties of Position

• As part of the EASA Center for Excellence team, provide clinical training, technical assistance, and clinical consultation in prevention and intervention for substance use within early psychosis intervention service delivery and fidelity review processes at national, state, regional and local levels.
• Work as part of team to evaluate effectiveness of efforts, integrate emerging knowledge and develop ongoing improvements in substance use prevention and intervention within early psychosis care, implementation and training in Oregon and partner states. Collaborate with C4E team to implement focused research and program development as needed. 
• Systematically engage and integrate feedback from early psychosis intervention participants, family members/supports, staff, and community stakeholders utilizing culturally responsive, trauma informed approaches. Integrate feedback and data to improve programming and functional and clinical outcomes for youth and young adults.
• Work as part of team to design targeted program development efforts, including statewide and local community education and marketing tailored to local communities, research studies, procedures, and day to day operations in support of training and technical assistance quality and practice improvement, research goals of priority interest to communities, and grant commitments.
• Write for publication as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in relevant field AND 5 years of clinical research coordination experience OR

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 9 years of clinical research Coordination experience 

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with adolescent and young adult development and identity, family systems and groups, evidence-based practices, practice-based evidence, and promising practices in early psychosis intervention

• Experience with DSM-5 diagnoses, evidence-based treatment interventions and promising practices for a range of mental health and substance use conditions in adolescents and young adults

• Experience partnering with individuals and their family members/supports in providing person-centered, strengths-based treatment in individual and community contexts

• Experience in integrating participant, family/supporter and community feedback and data into service delivery improvement

• Trained in substance use differential diagnosis and treatment

• Demonstrated knowledge, understanding, and experience collaborating

  and engaging with diverse populations, groups, and organizations, including low density population, LGBTQ+ and culturally specific communities

• Demonstrated experience in cultural humility, anti-racism, and equity practices specific to early psychosis interventionSkilled in adaptation and development of clinical care, training, and policies that center the lived experience of diverse populations.

• Works collaboratively across team members with a wide range of backgrounds, skills, experiences, and credentials

• Excellent organizational and communication skills Trained in trauma sensitive approaches and practices

• Experience creating, supervising, and/or advocating for service improvement

• Knowledge of implementation science

• CADC I, II or III

• Oregon License or eligibility to become licensed in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work, psychology or related field. Valid Driver’s License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate Degree in relevant field

• Trained and certified in the Structured Interview for Psychosis-Risk Syndromes (SIPS)

• Experience facilitating multi-family or single family psychoeducation interventions

• Minimum four years experience delivering early psychosis intervention services within a coordinated specialty care program.

Additional Details

This position operates both independently and with close team collaboration and coordination. This position works primarily remotely with some possible travel within Oregon and nationally.

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact askhr@ohsu.edu